Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-20
RANDOM NOTES
OF a Social Character Picked Up by Our Socl-
ETY. Jenkins During the Week.
SHORTDESCRIPTION OF GAME,
Domino Whist Which Promises to Supersede
Progressive Euchrs.
EVENTS PAST, AND THOSE TO CONE.

week has furnished a fair share OF social
amusements, which, while of a rather
quiet nature, were none the less enjoyable,
but rather more so than at any other season
of the year. During the solemn season
very little amusement is anticipated by
our society people, so when a party or en-
tertainment of any sort is given, the pleas
ure is really intensified because unex'
pected.
Although there are no definite promises
of entertainments of social nature for the
after-Lenten season, several proposed
events are quietly talked OF, and the prob
abilities are that the closing part OF an un
usually gay season will come TO an end in
n blaze of glory, with several weddings III
terspersed to show that the campaign
and Kramer's lovely waltZcs were no
without effect. IT love doesn't come when
two happy young hearts are beating close
toyether as they are whirled around q ball
room to one of Josie's fascinating waltZes,
then they are pretty tough.
Now that domino whist promises TO sue
coed progressive euchre a. a fashionable
and popular social card card game, a short
description would not come in amisS. Mr..
and Mrs. T.. NJ. Pearson gave the first
domino whist ever given in the city on
Thursday evening, and it was pronounced
by all present to he the most interesting
game they had ever played. At the COM
mencement of the game each player Is
given a certain number of chips poker
chips are best, the reds being equivalent
10 five white ones and the blues 20 five reds,
lust the same as in poker. These may be
called cents or dollars, just rs the player
chooses, but they are generally called PLAIN
chips. 1t sounds better at an evening
marty. All the cards in the deck are dealt
out to the players, which gives each thlr-
teen. The next person following the dealer
then leads. 1t is necessary TO play either
a nine OF five spot, which is laid face up
ward. Say it is the nine of hearts that is
played, the next player if he has n hand
containing q good many hearts either
above or below the nine spot, plays ac-
cordingly. II he has the eight spot and
several lesser hearts he plays the eight,
LAYING it face upward on one side OF the
nine. Ifhis hearts should he higher and
he has the ten spot, it il laid on the other
side of the nine. If the nine of hearts Is
the card led and is followed by the eight,
| the next PLAYER must either have the seven
spot in his hand, or the ten spot, as the
suit follows on up or down, a. the
case may he. Should he possess
neither. but holds the nine spot of any
other denomination, 1t can be played, lay
ing it end to end with the nine Of hearts.
II he holds none of these cards he is COM
pelled to give one chip TO the board, and
thus the game is continued until one Ot
the PLAYERS is enabled to play his last card
and goes domino when he TakeS in all
the chips that have been put up, and
also receives a chip for each card still held
BY the other players. Should a five spot
be led the next to follow it is a four or five,
the pile being built up or down in the
same manner as from the mines. The main
object is to block the game if possible 50
| the Others cannot play, compelling them to
ante a chip. The players may change
places as many times during the evening
AS the hostess may designate, always TAX
ing their chips along with them. At a
certain time a halt is called and the lady
and gentleman who possess the largest
number of chips are declared the winners.
There are no partners, each player being
for him or herself. or course the game
cannot be fully explained in this brief de-
scription, hut one can EASILY catch on to
the idea, and when they play with those
who understand the game it will be found
to be very fascinating. 1t is necessary that
each player watch the game closely, for il
one player makes a mistake it is bound to
cause trouble Ia one of the Others.